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Joseph Oliver "Joe" Launchbury (born 12 April 1991) is an English rugby union lock who plays for Premiership side Wasps. He represents England at international level and previously played for the under-18s and under-20s before making his Test debut in 2012. Launchbury plays mainly in the second row but is also comfortable as a blindside flanker. ==Club career== Born in Exeter, Launchbury was educated at Christ's Hospital where he captained the rugby team. He played for Horsham and also represented Barns Green before joining the Harlequins Academy age 15. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joe Launchbury profile )〕 After deciding not to offer him a professional contract at 18, he left Harlequins and joined then National League 2 South side Worthing for the 2009–10 season. His performances at Worthing under Will Green, the then head coach and former London Wasps player, saw him recommend Launchbury to his former club. He played in several A League matches for Wasps and, after a spell training with the Eastern Province Kings in South Africa,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=England v South Africa: The remarkable rise of Joe Launchbury )〕 did enough to be given a full-time contract from July 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joe Launchbury talks to wasps.co.uk )〕 He was named in Wasps' Academy squad for the 2010–11 season and also joined National League 1 side Rosslyn Park on loan to gain senior experience.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasps announce 2010/11 Academy intake )〕 Having played the first half of the season for the A team and out on loan, Launchbury made his Wasps debut on 30 January 2011 in the Anglo-Welsh Cup against Harlequins as a replacement, scoring a try in a 38–13 loss.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasps come up short against Harlequins in Abu Dhabi )〕 His first Premiership appearance came the following month against Leicester Tigers and he remained a regular fixture in the side for the rest of the season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joe Launchbury )〕 In May 2011 he was named the club's Young Player and Academy Player of the Season and was rewarded with a new three-year contract.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Launchbury commits his future to the club )〕 In 2011–12, his first full season with the senior team, Launchbury made 15 appearances despite missing four months of the season after injuring his ankle in October.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=News from the treatment room )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Launchbury looking to make up for lost time )〕 He returned to the side in February as a replacement but went into the starting XV for the next game and was ever present as Wasps retained their Premiership status. All but one of his appearances over the season were made as a blindside flanker despite playing in the second row for most of the previous year.〔 He graduated from the Academy at the end of the season, moving up to the senior squad alongside several other England youth internationals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=London Wasps announce Academy intake for 2012/13 )〕 Launchbury extended his contract in November 2012, keeping him with Wasps until 2015. He made 19 appearances during the campaign and was widely recognised for his performances, winning the November Player of the Month award and 2012–13 Premiership Young Player of the Season.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Launchbury named Aviva Premiership Player of the Month )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Launchbury named Discovery of the Season )〕 He was also nominated for the Rugby Players' Association Players' Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year awards,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasps feature strongly in RPA nominations )〕 missing out on both occasions to Wasps and England teammate Christian Wade,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Wasps win big at RPA awards )〕 and was among 15 players longlisted for ERC European Player of the Year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Early contenders for ERC European Player of the Year named )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Launchbury」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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